Hi community! Following up on our announcement last week of the Lasqueti Additional Senior Support (L.A.S.S.) committee’s offer of extra help for seniors on the island, we are pleased to let you know we had our first event. We served a dinner by donation to cover the costs of renting the hall, prep and food, followed by music and games as well as an open, relaxed and informal discussion on how we can offer more specific supports to our elders on the island right now and into the future.

   

Thank you to those of you who attended the first L.A.S.S. Meeting on Tuesday, November 26th. We had a good turnout of 15 people, especially for a cold winter day, and covered quite a bit of ground in 2 and a half hours. Meetings are scheduled monthly through the winter.

    

Based on recent feedback, the next meeting will be held a little earlier in the day. More details to come prior to the event. 

    

A complete overview of the details, suggestions and follow-up actions will be posted and sent out via mail. The main project we are following up on immediately is creating a physical bulletin board of all services available on island for established residents or newcomers to utilize. 

    

Also, in addition to the meals served at the hall, we were able to offer a total of 50 meals to the community for free the following day through pick up from the Provide stand at Provisions as well as direct delivery to seniors’ homes.

   

We'll leave you with one of the most poignant comments from one of the attendees: When asked, “what could you share with the group about living as a senior on Lasqueti and what could you use help with?”, they said, "I could use some help and am reluctant to ask."

    

Please ask. That's what this is for. - The Lasqueti Additional Senior Support committee